Brazil vs Portugal: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Brazil
0.0006 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0005 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
17th
Portugal rank
18th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0006 ha per square kilometre against 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Brazil ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 ha per square kilometre | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Brazil or Portugal?
- Brazil, at 0.0006 ha per square kilometre against 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Brazil and Portugal?
- 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 18th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.